DAENG SOETIGNA DAN PERKEMBANGAN ANGKLUNG

• Main Authors: , Wahyudi, , Prof. Drs. Triyono Bramantyo
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2014
• Subjects: ETD
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/130953/; http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=71386
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

This research focused on profiling Daeng Soetigna and the improvement of angklung. Technical playing methods. The research method itself is qualitative one with a multi-disciplined approach namely musicology. The shift from pentatonic to diatonic musical scale of anklung playing had been initiated by Daeng Soetigna in 1938. In its own part, besides of its rules in musical performances home and abroad, angklung develops into a kind of cultural tourism, even it takes part in the curriculum of our national education. Previously, before its turning into diatonic scale Angklung functioned at rituals in West Java society, specifically when harvesting paddy, on religious occasions, and even it played an important role as one of the instruments in musical corps of Pajajaran Kingdom which exist to early twentieth century. In early twetieth century, western influences began to penetrate Indonesian society thanks to the schools organized by the colonial government. One of the influence was on musical instruments which bore international musical scale. The shift from pentatonic to diatonic scale of angklung playing in early twentieth century was provoked by influences of western culture, or more specifically by the youth and students who got the influences of western music from the colonial schools. In later phase, there was some consciousness of creating national culture, and national music was one of its concern. From 1922 to 1928, Daeng Soetigna studied at Hollandsch Inlandsche School where he got Dutch, arithmetic, geography, history, and music. Next years he became a vocal teacher who was good at playing guitar, piano, and violin. The idea to change from pentatonic to diatonic musical scale of angklung playing came in 1938. Keywords: Angklung, Daeng Soetigna